Dept of Int/Bureau of Land Management

249 million acres or more wasted. 305 million stimulus dollars that could be used much more efficiently.

The Bureau of Land management appears to have found a way to make money off of the millions of acres that are under its control. Solar, wind, biomass and geothermal are all laudable efforts. The only problem: Since when is the government ever good at doing anything. All of the land is kept out of private hands unless you're well connected or pay a "lease". All of these "green" energy efforts are extremely costly even without the government skimming its cut. Of the 305 million dollars provided by the "stimulus" package only 41 million dollars are set aside for 65 projects. 305 million dollars could provide more than a million dollars to every family in the United States to pay off their loans and live a comfortable life for a couple of months.